[thx0s’] DevTool

DevTool — Show DefName on Selection

A lightweight developer utility designed to make modding easier. This tool displays the DefName of any selected Thing in RimWorld — perfect for debugging, patching, and quick prototyping. ⚙️✨

📌 Features

🔍 Shows the DefName of any selected Thing ⚡ Instant feedback — no menus, no extra clicks 🛠️ Ideal for Harmony patches, XML modding and debug workflows 💡 Small, clean and performance-friendly

🎯 How It Works

Simply select any object in the game world. A message will appear showing its DefName, like: Selected: GraniteWall — DefName: WallGranite

🧩 Usage Scenarios

Creating XML patches (PatchOperationAdd, Replace, Remove…) Debugging Harmony patches Checking item, pawn, building and apparel identifiers Reverse engineering modded content Rapid mod development

⚙️ Technical Notes

This mod uses a simple static method to read the selected Thing and output its DefName through the in-game Message system. No overwrites. No patches. Zero conflicts.

💬 Feedback

If you have suggestions, ideas or want extra dev features (IDs, stats, classes, defs…), feel free to comment! More tools may be added in the future depending on demand.